Markets

Oct 31, 2009 at 00:00

China's economic stimulus program created a reported 6.7 million jobs. After its economy bottomed in late 2008, China saw its GDP grow 8 percent in the first quarter and nearly…

Oct 31, 2009 at 00:00

The intensity is picking up with each downward move; in the 1st move which ended in 2003, the Dow dropped roughly 1000 points below the 4th trend line before rallying.…

Oct 31, 2009 at 00:00

For the last few weeks I have been showing charts that defined a rhythm that has been apparent over the last few months. These charts can be calculated from any…

Oct 31, 2009 at 00:00

I've been talking quite a bit lately about the very nasty negative divergences across the major indexes on the daily charts. In many cases, quadruple negative divergences. That's not something…

Oct 31, 2009 at 00:00

... if the Fed starts to increase its buying of government debt above its initial commitment, then my "optimistic" scenario of a very rough economic patch, which I have been…

Oct 31, 2009 at 00:00

The reflation bet definitely had some air kicked out of it. And many believing, with two months to go, that they had great years in the bag are now recalling…

Oct 30, 2009 at 00:00

Friday's action could have been one of the more destructive technical sessions in recent memory. Not only did the day's weakness totally reverse Thursday's upside reversal gains, it closed on…

Oct 30, 2009 at 00:00

In the annals of stock market history, true crashes are marked by what the media has termed "black days", or days of such intense panic selling that they have become…

Oct 30, 2009 at 00:00

In a recent update of our analog chart of the Dow on 10/23/2009, the results show a continued haunting resemblance to the behavior in data points exhibited in the Dow…

Oct 30, 2009 at 00:00

Although the Dollar recently made new lows against most major currencies, the Chinese Government has maintained a tight peg on the Yuan/Dollar ratio since July of 2008. However, the Yuan…